re: Cameras, Crooks, and Deterrence
Actually, I have no objections to the placing of security cameras in public places. After all, they are public places.
Everything we do in a public place is exposed for others to see, there are certain standards of conduct we expect there, precisely because we are inflicting our presence on others who have no choice but to endure our actions, and potentially intruding into their space and their sense of security, decorum, decency, common sense, etc. I don't want cameras in my bedroom, but I don't make love in the street, either. It seems a fair trade to me.